Barratt, Hakuun Sokai Geoff

Hakuun Sokai Geoff Barratt (1951 — June 18, 2014) was the Rinzai Zen Abbot of Haku-un-ji in Tempe, Arizona, a temple in the lineage of his teacher Kyozan Joshu Sasaki. Barrat began his Zen training with Sasaki in 1975 and, after training at the Zen Center of Vancouver, he continued his training at the two main training monasteries of Rinzai-ji: Mt. Baldy Zen Center in California and Bodhi Manda Zen Center in New Mexico. He passed away on June 18, 2014 after a six month struggle with lung cancer.

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